Monthly Archives: November 2012

The Next Big Thing Blogfest

Posted on November 26, 2012 by veldabrotherton

  Recently a Women Writing the West friend invited me to take part in the Next Big Thing blog series. Find her post at: http://doniscasey.com during the week of November 19. These are the questions she asked me to answer: … Continue reading →

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THANKS FOR TODAY

Posted on November 19, 2012 by veldabrotherton

At my age, there’s so much to be thankful for. That I woke up this morning heads the list.  Next comes family cause they’re all so good to me, friends who like me despite everything, enemies cause they keep me … Continue reading →

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Bob tailed ponies and remittance men

Posted on November 12, 2012 by veldabrotherton

  On April Fool’s day in 1873,  30 people from England and Scotland began a journey to America and the prairies of Kansas to live a dream made possible by George Grant. They boarded the Alabama, the first steamship to … Continue reading →

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We Didn’t Know Any Other Way

Posted on November 5, 2012 by veldabrotherton

There was a time when people lived without electricity, central heat and air, refrigeration, insulated homes. The list goes on. As an author of historical fiction and nonfiction. I’ve researched much about how people lived in America in the 1800s … Continue reading →

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